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Steve Mulkey

Steve Mulkey

Feb 20, 2011

Steve Mulkey, age 69, of Plainville. Died Sunday February 20th in the Floyd Medical Center. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He enjoyed being outdoors, playing with his animals and his grandchildren. Steve was born November 6, 1941 in Murray County. Son of the late J.C. and Lurleen Mulkey. He was a member of the New Hope Baptist...

Rogers Mathis

Rogers Mathis

Feb 16, 2011

Geneva Rogers Mathis, age 70, of Dalton and formerly of Calhoun. Died Wednesday evening February 16th, in Hamilton Medical Center. Geneva was born October 6, 1940 in Gordon County. Daughter of the late Alvin and Esther Mae Brumlow Rogers. She was preceded in death by a son, Stevie Mathis and a sister, Lenela Woodson. Survivors include her son, Douglas Mathis...

Herman Norris

Herman Norris

Feb 11, 2011

Herman Norris, age 89 of Calhoun. Died Friday February 11th at home surrounded by his family. Herman was born September 14, 1921 in Canton, Georgia. Son of the late Walter and Alice Stanley Norris. He was a member of the Meadowdale Baptist Church and prior to his retirement was a truck driver for GM as well as Georgia Power. Besides...

Marvin Broyles

Marvin Broyles

Feb 11, 2011

Marvin J. Broyles, age 66 of Resaca died Friday morning February 11th in Redmond Regional Medical Center. Marvin was born, December 15, 1944 in Trion, a son of the late Marvin Chester Broyles and Odessa Mae Dobbins Broyles. Also, he was preceded in death by a son, Michael Anthony Broyles in 2008 and a brother, Gene Broyles. Marvin had lived...

Minnie Viola Lening

Minnie Viola Lening

Feb 11, 2011

Minnie Viola Lening, age 101, died Friday morning February 11th at Calhoun Health Care. Mrs. Lening was born April 16, 1909 in Union County, Georgia. Daughter of the late Tom Fair and Mamie Cole Fair. She was a devoted homemaker and member of the Antioch Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey Lening, a daughter, Claudia...

Clyde Willard Stanfield

Clyde Willard Stanfield

Feb 9, 2011

Thursday, February 10, 2011 Clyde W. Stanfield, age 72 of the Ranger community. Died Wednesday February 9th in the Floyd Medical Center. Clyde was born in Gordon County on April 18, 1938. Son of the late John Henry and Eunice Shepherd Stanfield. Prior to his retirement Clyde was employed by Stanfield Brothers Paving as a motor grader operator. He was...

William Farist

William Farist

Feb 8, 2011

Wednesday, February 09, 2011 William (Bill) F. Farist, Sr., age 66, of the Fairmount Community. Died Tuesday afternoon February 8th in the Kindred Specialty Hospital in Chattanooga. Bill was born May 26, 1944 in Gilmer County. Son of the late Frank and Celestia Troglin Farris. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and was employed by Bowater...

Lucy Alva Jean Chadwick

Lucy Alva Jean Chadwick

Feb 5, 2011

Lucy Alva Jean Chadwick, age 79, of Calhoun. Went to be with her Lord and Savior on the morning of February 5th, 2011. Mrs. Chadwick was born August 14, 1931 in Gordon County. Daughter of the late Robert L. and Alice Moreland. She was a member of the Calhoun Community Church and was devoted to her 2 and 3 year...

Johnny Lee Fowler

Johnny Lee Fowler

Feb 2, 2011

Friday, February 04, 2011 Johnny Lee Fowler, age 60, of Calhoun. Died Wednesday evening February 2nd in Gordon Hospital. Johnny was born July 18, 1950 in Gordon County. Son of the late E.L. and Josephine Garland Fowler. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War serving in the United States Army. Johnny was a member of the East Calhoun Church...

Terry Stevenson German

Terry Stevenson German

Feb 2, 2011

Terry S. German, age 47, of the Resaca community. Died Wednesday February 2nd in Gordon Hospital. Terry was born September 25, 1963 in Cobb County. Son of Eugene German and the late Janie Ruth Stanley German. He was a textile worker prior to his retirement and was also preceded in death by his brother, Jeff German. Besides his father he...

William D. "Bill" Mathis,

William D. "Bill" Mathis,

Jan 31, 2011

William D. (Bill) Mathis, age 93, of Calhoun, passed away Monday January 31, 2011 at his residence following a courageous battle with cancer. Bill was born January 21, 1918 in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a faithful member of the Calhoun First Baptist Church and the Faith Seekers Sunday School Class, where he served as secretary and treasurer until his health...

Mark H. Shannon

Mark H. Shannon

Jan 28, 2011

Mark Howard Shannon, Sr., age 75 of Smyrna, GA, passed away Friday, January 28, 2011 in Abbey Hospice. Mark was born December 11, 1935 in Chattanooga, TN. Son of the late Vander Shannon and Callie Ray Shannon. He was a member of the Calvary Bible Church and attended Royal Diadem Tabernacle. He also served in the U.S. Army and was...

Brenda Anell Easterwood

Brenda Anell Easterwood

Jan 27, 2011

Friday, January 28, 2011 Brenda King Easterwood, age 62, of Calhoun, passed away Thursday, January 27, 2011 in Floyd Medical Center. Brenda was born December 31, 1948 in Floyd County. Daughter of the late Dallas George King and Nina Earle Ellis King. She was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church and formerly employed by Trend Mills for 10 years...

Thomas Louis McGowan

Thomas Louis McGowan

Jan 26, 2011

Thomas Louis McGowan, age 76, of Calhoun, passed away Wednesday, January 26 at his residence. Tom was born March 7, 1934 in Floyd County. Son of the late Thomas David McGowan and Luda Holtzclaw McGowan. He served in the United States Navy during the Korean conflict, he was a retired Systems Analysis. A deacon of Belmont Baptist Church and a...

Joel "Billy" William Pope,

Joel "Billy" William Pope,

Jan 23, 2011

Monday, January 24, 2011 Mr. Joel "Billy" William Pope, Jr. of Crawfordville, Georgia died January 23. He was born in Atlanta and was the son of the late Joel William Pope Sr., and Cynthia Elizabeth Fanning Pope He also was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy Ellen Burns Pope. He had lived in Chamblee for many years and had...

Barbara Ann Ponder Patterson

Barbara Ann Ponder Patterson

Jan 22, 2011

Barbara Ann Ponder Patterson, born January 9, 1945 passed away on Saturday evening January 22nd at the age of 66. Her sister Willie Faye Ponder Haygood passed away just hours earlier at her home in Calhoun. Mrs. Patterson was the daughter of the late William A. (Will) Ponder and Bertha Bell Ponders Richards. She was also preceded in death by...

Willie Faye Ponder Haygood

Willie Faye Ponder Haygood

Jan 22, 2011

Willie Faye Ponder Haygood, born November 16, 1939 passed away on Saturday morning January 22nd at the age of 71. Mrs. Haygood was the daughter of the late William A. (Will) Ponder and Bertha Bell Ponders Richards. She was also preceded in death by her husband Donald G. Haygood. Mrs. Haygood's sister, Barbara Ann Ponder Patterson died just hours later...

Michael Lee Powell

Michael Lee Powell

Jan 22, 2011

Michael Lee Powell, age 60 of Calhoun. Was called home to be with the Lord on Saturday January 22nd at the Hutchinson Medical Center in Ft. Oglethorpe. He was born January 18, 1951 in Union City, Tennessee. The son of the late Noel Powell and Mary Rogers Powell. In addition to his parents, his sister Patti Bankston also preceded him...

Maudain Whitener Brown

Maudain Whitener Brown

Jan 21, 2011

Maudain Whitener Brown, age 97, of Resaca. Died Friday morning January 21st in Floyd Medical Center. Maudain was born in Fannin County October 16, 1913. Daughter of the late Sim and Laura Conley Whitener. She was a member of Resaca Baptist Church. She was employed at CandleWick Mills for more than 20 years and at Calhoun Spinning prior to her...

Estelle Chastain

Estelle Chastain

Jan 13, 2011

Mrs. Estelle Chastain, age 91, of Calhoun. Died Thursday morning January 13th in Calhoun Health Care. Estelle was born February 19, 1919 in Gordon County. Daughter of the late Walter Lee Craig and Haley Ada Moss Craig. She was a homemaker and member of the Ryo Baptist Church. Estelle was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Vester...